According to Newton,satellites orbit Earth because:
A) of gravitational forces.
B) circular motion is natural.
C) of inertia.
D) of free-fall.

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Satellites orbit Earth because of gravitational forces between the two bodies. Newton's law of gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. This force keeps the satellite in orbit around Earth. The other options (B, C, and D) are related to the motion of objects but do not fully explain why satellites orbit Earth.

According to Newton,satellites Orbit Earth Because